Larry and Jane,* out of the goodness of their hearts, have developed what one might call a non-intentional community. Aware of the difficulty of finding affordable housing, they’ve opened their home …
How Ann Marie Shares Housing with Family
Ann Marie lives with family and understands the benefit of shared housing. “I don’t know how other parents raise kids without help,” says Ann Marie who lives in the house of her cousin and his …
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Sharing home with other adults? Remodel to Keep Peace
This post was originally published in the Shreveport Times, August 21, 2014. Author Jeb Breithaupt It doesn’t happen too often, but every now and then I’ll get a call from a pair of good …
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Who’s in Your Bubble?
The “bubble” in this era of social distancing has become our metaphor for the people that we can touch, eat with, and generally behave normally with. For families, it is clear who is in their …
Eyes Wide Open
You need to keep your eyes wide open when you decide that living with a home-mate is what you want to do. Our whole approach to selecting a home-mate is designed to help you notice and see whether and …
Maggie Kuhn, Advocate for Shared Housing
One of the early advocates of older people for shared housing was Maggie Kuhn. Guest blogger Bella DePaulo wrote about Maggie in her book, How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st …
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